Hodit

Hodit is a Czech verb meaning "to throw" or "to toss." It denotes a single, completed throwing action and is the perfective counterpart to the imperfective házet, which is used for repeated or habitual throwing. In everyday language, hodit covers throwing objects such as a ball or a stick, as well as casting or pitching something in a broader sense. The verb is common across registers, from sports terminology to colloquial speech.

In usage, hodit is typically used to express a near-term or completed act of throwing. It is conjugated in the present/future sense as hodím, hodíš, hodí, hodíme, hodíte, hodí. The imperative forms are hoď (singular) and hoďte (plural). Past tenses are formed with the past participle: hodil (masculine), hodila (feminine), hodili (plural). The imperfective counterpart házet describes ongoing or repeated throwing, such as practice or routines, while hodit focuses on a singular event.

Hodit also appears in several common expressions. The phrase hodit se means "to be suitable" or "to come in handy," as in To se hodí. Another frequently used construction is hodit za hlavu, meaning to forget about something or to discard it. The verb forms part of standard Czech syntax and participates in various prefixed forms to indicate directional or aspectual nuance, such as odhodit (to throw away) or předhodit (to throw in or provide beforehand), illustrating its productive role in the language’s verbal system.